“These types of projects are an enormous boom to our students and their future,” said R. Lyle Hood, an assistant professor in the UTSA Department of Mechanical Engineering and sponsor of the team.
As previously reported by UTSA Today, the project was personal for Juarez, whose grandmother was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis.
“Having the ability to use my engineering skills to develop a medical device that could potentially help many people like my grandma has kept my interest in the field,” Juarez said.
The student team will receive a $4,000 cash prize for its first-place finish.
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